Thirty-three at the time of this, his first recording as a leader, pianist
Red Garland already had his distinctive style fully formed and had been with the
Miles Davis Quintet for a year. With the assistance of bassist
Paul Chambers (also in
Davis's group) and drummer
Art Taylor,
Garland is in superior form on six standards,
Charlie Parker's "Constellation" (during which he shows that he could sound relaxed at the fastest tempos) and his own "Blue Red."
Red Garland recorded frequently during the 1956-62 period and virtually all of his trio recordings are consistently enjoyable, this one being no exception.